Legco Nursery Rhymes
The recent Legislative Council elections were more of a shake-up than anyone expected, with the new guard trouncing the old—the new Legco will have an amazing 26 new lawmakers. But how young are these new kids? Young enough that the easiest way to explain them is with nursery rhymes…
The Graduate School of Business (GSB) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has tailored its finance-focused part-time taught postgraduate degree programmes to meet the specific needs of current finance executives or individuals aspiring to enter the sector.
The main objective of the master of corporate finance (MCF) programme is to help corporate finance practitioners further enhance their professionalism, upgrade their industry-specific knowledge and elevate their intellectual capacity in corporate finance, corporate risk management and other related areas, according to Dr Allen Ng, deputy programme director at PolyU’s GSB.
This programme has an emphasis on local applications because putting the theories into practice, and the resultant know-how, are applicable in various financial markets, says Ng.
The programme was designed to augment the capabilities of current and prospective investment management professionals with a combination of solid finance concepts and up-to-date industry know-how. Incorporated in its Master of Finance (Investment Management) (MoF-IMM) specialisation programme are leading-edge knowledge and skills in asset, portfolio and fund management. “The MoF-IMM carries an emphasis on risk assessment. This will properly equip the students working in the brokerage and fund management sub-sectors. It also prepares students for the Chartered Financial Analyst exam,” Ng says.
Risk assessment features prominently in the MoF-IMM programme because of the reliance on professionals in the financial market in considering risk-adjusted return and making investment decisions based on the risk-reward profiles of each scenario, he adds.
On finishing either the MCF or MoF-IMM programme, students must deepen their understanding of conceptual frameworks drawn from accounting, risk management, economics, quantitative method and law to the analysis of investment and corporate finance issues. They are likely to be able to effectively solve problems in asset management and corporate finance in genuine work environments and to formulate financial strategies and policies. In addition, the programmes will enhance their capability in envisioning possible outcomes on financial and strategic recommendations and evaluating the performance in a relevant and effective way.